196 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



retains its fragrance for years and is burnt in Indian temples and 

 also used for inlaying and as a setting for jewels, selling at 30 

 per cwt. in Sumatra. 



Ebony, a name for a very dense, hard, and generally black 

 wood, mentioned by Herodotus and perhaps by Ezekiel, and 

 originally applying to Diospyros Ebenum Konig (Order Ebendcece). 

 ^w "Ebenus." French " Ebene." Germ. " Ebenholz." Arabic 

 " Abnoos." A large tree, a native of Southern India and Ceylon. 

 S.G. 1187. W 70 or more; the heart 7580. ^7561180. 

 Sapwood dingy grey with black patches, flexible arid very liable 

 to insect attack ; heart deep black, very heavy, hard, and fine- 

 grained, the rings and pith-rays being scarcely recognizable, 

 capable of a very high polish, but affected by weather, and, 

 therefore, used largely as veneer, selling in England at from 

 5 to 10 per ton. 



Ebony, Acapulco, Cuernavaca or Mexican (Diospyros 



Ebendster Retz.). A native of India, cultivated in Mauritius, the 

 Philippines and tropical America, the " Bastard Ebony " of 

 Ceylon. 



Ebony, American, Green, Jamaica or West Indian (Brya 

 Ebenus DC. : Order Legumindsce). "Cocus" or " Kokra" of Jamaica, 

 " Granadillo " of Cuba, "Billy Web " or "Chichipate" of Honduras. 

 A small tree. S.G. 1206. W 6145. E 1178 tons. /9-10. /e4-5. 

 fs '529. R 480 Ibs. Heavy, black, durable. Used for inlaying 

 flutes, flageolets, etc. 



Ebony, Bombay, Ceylon and Siam (Diospf/ros Ebenum 

 Konig, Ebendster Retz., melandxylon Roxb. and other species). 

 D. melandxylon Roxb., also known as "Coromandel" or 

 " Godavery Ebony." Hind. " Tendu." A large tree. S.G. 978 

 1200. W 61-1 2. R 294 Ibs. Sapwood pink; heart black, with 

 beautiful purple streaks, irregular, heavy, very hard, strong. 

 Used for building, shafts, carving, etc. 



Ebony, Camagoon (Diospyros pilosdnthem Bl.), the " Bolong- 

 nita " of the Philippine Islands. 



Ebony, Cape or Orange River (Eudea Pseud&benus E. Mey : 

 Order Ebendcece). South-west Africa. Jet-black, hard. 



